Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond entered their tilt with Argenta-Oreana with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Argenta-Oreana Bombers a 3-0 shutout on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Maxton Boddy, who gave up just six hits to keep Argenta-Oreana off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Will Hilligoss, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Argenta-Oreana's side, Carter Logue was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double.
Even though they lost, Argenta-Oreana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond only tossed five.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Argenta-Oreana, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Arcola the next time they take the field. Argenta-Oreana will head out to face Arcola at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond will head out to face them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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